Republic Records is dropping “city” music from its vernacular.
The label that’s residence to Ariana Grande and The Weeknd mentioned of axing the term used for hip-hop and R&B acts, “ ‘City’ is rooted in the historic evolution of phrases that sought to outline Black music,” however “over time the that means and connotations of ‘city’ have shifted and it developed right into a generalization of Black individuals in lots of sectors of the music business, together with staff and music by Black artists.”
The term was coined by DJ Frankie Crocker in the ’70s.
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